Fri. 11/12 – MoviePass Is Coming Back

Beware a watering hole, zero day attack that affected macOS. Spotify is getting into the audiobook game. MoviePass looks like it might be coming back from the dead, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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• Google Caught Hackers Using a Mac Zero-Day Against Hong Kong Users (Vice/Motherboard)
• Amazon will let you easily share clips from its Prime Video content (The Verge)
• Spotify expands into audiobooks with acquisition of Findaway (TechCrunch)
• MoviePass cofounder Stacy Spikes has bought the company back and is planning a relaunch (Insider)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• The 10,000 Faces That Launched an NFT Revolution (Wired)
• The Metaverse and (near-)infinite economic growth (Noahpinion)
• Chip Shortage Creates New Power Players (NYTimes)
• The Craziest Sports Story of 2021 Is FC Sheriff (Futbol With Grant Wahl)

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